The Botvinnik Memorial Open
A pictorial report by Irina Sudakova and Elena Mikheeva
The International Chess Festival "100 Years of Mikhail Botvinnik"
took place in the Hilti Sport School from August 11–20 2011 in St. Petersburg,
Russia. It is part of an International Chess Festival in honor of the 100th
anniversary of Mikhail Botvinnik. The Open is classical chess (Cup Russia) with
a prize fund of one million rubles (24,000 Euros or US $35,000).
The tournament was won by seven players, six of them GMs and one IM, with a
score of 7.0/9 and performances ranging from 2500 to 2697. Here are the top
final standings.
| #
| Name
| Pts
|
Fed.
| Rtng
| Perf
| W-We
|
BH
|
BH2 |
| 1 |
GM
Khismatullin, Denis |
7.0 |
RUS |
2656 |
2697 |
+0.48 |
54.0 |
42.5 |
| 2 |
GM
Aleksandrov, Aleksej |
7.0 |
BLR |
2609 |
2688 |
+0.92 |
53.5 |
42.5 |
| 3 |
GM
Ponkratov, Pavel |
7.0 |
RUS |
2593 |
2736 |
+1.66 |
53.0 |
42.5 |
| 4 |
GM
Dvoirys, Semen I. |
7.0 |
RUS |
2554 |
2711 |
+1.83 |
52.0 |
40.5 |
| 5 |
IM
Geller, Jakov |
7.0 |
RUS |
2535 |
2647 |
+1.32 |
49.5 |
39.0 |
| 6 |
GM
Yakovich, Yuri |
7.0 |
RUS |
2539 |
2624 |
+0.99 |
49.0 |
38.5 |
| 7 |
GM
Neverov, Valeriy |
7.0 |
UKR |
2500 |
2604 |
+1.21 |
45.0 |
35.0 |
| 8 |
GM
Maletin, Pavel |
6.5 |
RUS |
2575 |
2644 |
+0.93 |
54.0 |
43.0 |
| 9 |
GM
Zvjaginsev, Vadim |
6.5 |
RUS |
2659 |
2624 |
-0.23 |
53.0 |
43.0 |
| 10 |
GM
Epishin, Vladimir |
6.5 |
RUS |
2553 |
2581 |
+0.44 |
49.0 |
39.0 |
| 11 |
IM
Baryshpolets, Andrey |
6.5 |
UKR |
2474 |
2590 |
+1.49 |
49.0 |
38.0 |
| 12 |
GM
Yevseev, Denis |
6.5 |
RUS |
2527 |
2536 |
+0.25 |
48.5 |
37.5 |
| 13 |
GM
Kuzubov, Yuriy |
6.5 |
UKR |
2630 |
2554 |
-0.61 |
48.0 |
37.5 |
| 14 |
GM
Popov, Valerij |
6.5 |
RUS |
2550 |
2488 |
-0.44 |
45.0 |
35.0 |
| 15 |
GM
Lintchevski, Daniil |
6.5 |
RUS |
2553 |
2479 |
-0.62 |
43.5 |
34.0 |
| 16 |
GM
Yemelin, Vasily |
6.0 |
RUS |
2592 |
2582 |
-0.01 |
53.5 |
42.5 |
| 17 |
GM
Pridorozhni, Aleksei |
6.0 |
RUS |
2550 |
2549 |
+0.12 |
50.0 |
40.0 |
| 18 |
GM
Levin, Evgeny A. |
6.0 |
RUS |
2465 |
2544 |
+1.02 |
50.0 |
39.5 |
| 19 |
GM
Kovchan, Alexander |
6.0 |
UKR |
2554 |
2544 |
-0.01 |
49.5 |
39.0 |
| 20 |
GM
Sedlak, Nikola |
6.0 |
SRB |
2580 |
2494 |
-0.70 |
49.0 |
38.0 |
| 21 |
GM
Savchenko, Boris |
6.0 |
RUS |
2615 |
2522 |
-0.86 |
48.5 |
38.0 |
| 22 |
FM
Pankov, German |
6.0 |
RUS |
2387 |
2493 |
+1.40 |
48.5 |
37.5 |
| 23 |
IM
Vlasenko, Miroslav |
6.0 |
RUS |
2371 |
2456 |
+1.13 |
47.0 |
37.0 |
| 24 |
GM
Kabanov, Nikolai |
6.0 |
RUS |
2520 |
2452 |
-0.65 |
47.0 |
36.5 |
| 25 |
FM
Bulanov, Dmitri |
6.0 |
BLR |
2379 |
2381 |
+0.22 |
47.0 |
36.0 |
| 26 |
IM
Smikovski, Ivan |
6.0 |
RUS |
2541 |
2474 |
-0.69 |
46.5 |
36.5 |
| 27 |
IM
Rozum, Ivan |
6.0 |
RUS |
2464 |
2454 |
+0.06 |
46.0 |
36.0 |
| 28 |
Predke, Alexandr |
6.0 |
RUS |
2450 |
2443 |
+0.05 |
46.0 |
36.0 |
| 29 |
Serov, Maksim |
6.0 |
RUS |
2364 |
2407 |
+0.56 |
44.0 |
33.5 |
| 30 |
WIM
Ivkina, Olga |
6.0 |
RUS |
2294 |
2416 |
+1.52 |
43.0 |
34.0 |
| 31 |
Tsydypov, Zhamsaran |
6.0 |
RUS |
2247 |
2461 |
+2.25 |
42.0 |
34.5 |
In the following we bring you portraits of lesser known players (and simply
interesting faces) who participated in the Botvinnik 100th Anniversary Open.
2nd: GM Aleksej Aleksandrov, Belarus, rated 2609, 7.0/9 points, with a 2688
performance
6th: GM Yuri Yakovich, 2539, 7.0/9, 2624 performance
7th: GM Valeriy Neverov, Ukraine, 2500, 7.0/9, 2604 performance
12th: GM Denis Yevseev, 2527, 6.5/9 points, 2536 performance
13th: GM Yuriy Kuzubov, UKR, 2630, 6.5/9, 2554 performance
21st: GM Boris Savchenko, 2615, 6.0/9, 2522 performance
62nd: Egor Kuzmin, 2033, 5.0/9, 2332 performance
104th: Mikhail Opanasenko, 2017, 4.0/9, 2095 performance
138th: Alexander Shirokov, 1888, 3.0/9, 2043 performance
165th Artem Sheludyakov, 1183, 1.0/9, 1183 performance, youngest player in the
event
Ahh, you don't know this opening?! The game Alina Bivol (2171) vs Yan Dzhumagaliev
(2375) started 1.d4 h5 2.e4 c6 3.c4 h4 4.Nc3 d6 and resulted in a draw in 50
moves
Rankings of female players
| #
| Name
| Pts
| Fed.
|
Rtng
|
Perf
|
W-We
| BH
| BH2 |
| 30 |
WIM
Ivkina, Olga |
6.0 |
RUS |
2294 |
2416 |
+1.52 |
43.0 |
34.0 |
| 60 |
IM
Ovod, Evgenija |
5.0 |
RUS |
2420 |
2314 |
-1.14 |
42.0 |
33.0 |
| 68 |
Tantsiura, Marja |
5.0 |
UKR |
2138 |
2291 |
+1.76 |
39.5 |
30.0 |
| 70 |
WIM
Tarasova, Viktoriya |
5.0 |
RUS |
2290 |
2192 |
-0.95 |
38.0 |
29.0 |
| 71 |
WFM
Eryshkanova, Anastasiya |
5.0 |
RUS |
2122 |
2287 |
+1.63 |
37.5 |
30.5 |
| 72 |
Balaian, Alina |
5.0 |
RUS |
2163 |
2237 |
+0.84 |
37.5 |
28.5 |
| 76 |
WFM
Kharmunova, Nadejda |
4.5 |
RUS |
2181 |
2286 |
+1.00 |
45.0 |
35.5 |
| 80 |
WGM
Semenova, Irina |
4.5 |
RUS |
2241 |
2212 |
-0.33 |
42.0 |
32.0 |
| 87 |
WIM
Lupik, Marina |
4.5 |
RUS |
2212 |
2128 |
-1.03 |
39.5 |
30.5 |
| 89 |
Chuprova, Irina |
4.5 |
RUS |
1866 |
2177 |
+3.22 |
38.5 |
30.0 |
| 90 |
WIM
Butuc, Maria |
4.5 |
RUS |
2172 |
2190 |
+0.22 |
38.5 |
29.5 |
| 96 |
WFM
Korniyuk, Mariya |
4.5 |
UKR |
2104 |
2258 |
+1.79 |
35.0 |
27.5 |
| 110 |
Azimova, Karina |
4.0 |
RUS |
2087 |
2015 |
-0.88 |
36.0 |
29.0 |
| 113 |
WFM
Bivol, Alina |
4.0 |
RUS |
2171 |
2052 |
-1.35 |
35.5 |
26.0 |
| 118 |
WFM
Stetsko, Lanita |
3.5 |
BLR |
2135 |
2157 |
+0.19 |
40.0 |
31.5 |
| 131 |
WFM
Abuladze, Lana |
3.5 |
RUS |
2048 |
2003 |
-0.59 |
32.0 |
26.0 |
| 145 |
Fedoseeva, Valentina |
3.0 |
RUS |
1885 |
2033 |
+1.18 |
33.0 |
26.0 |
| 149 |
WFM
Petrova, Irina |
3.0 |
UKR |
2125 |
1921 |
-2.38 |
32.0 |
25.5 |
| 150 |
Antipova, Anastasia |
3.0 |
RUS |
1794 |
1838 |
+0.20 |
31.0 |
23.5 |
| 157 |
WFM
Saduakassova, Dinara |
2.5 |
KAZ |
2244 |
1904 |
-3.42 |
34.5 |
26.0 |
30th: WIM Olga Ivkina, 2294, 6.0/9, 2416 performance
68th: Marja Tantsiura, Ukraine, 2138, 5.0/9, 2291 performance
72nd: Alina Balaian, 2163, 5.0/9, 2237 performance
76th: WFM Nadejda Kharmunova, 2181, 4.5/9, 2286 performance
87th: WIM Marina Lupik, 2212, 4.5/9, 2128 performance
89th: Irina Chuprova, 1866, 4.5/9, 2177 performance
90th: WIM Maria Butuc, 2172, 4.5/9, 2190 performance
96th: WFM Mariya Korniyuk, UKR, 2104 4.5/9, 2258 performance
118th: WFM Lanita Stetsko, Belarus, 2135, 3.5/9, 2157 performance
131st: WFM Lana Abuladze, 2048, 3.5/9, 2003 performance
149th: WFM Irina Petrova, Ukraine, 2125, 3.0/9, 1921 performance
So that's how she does it! Photographer Elena Mikheeva with
her Canon 450D and a superb 70-200mm f/2.8 L
USM Lens
Photographer WGM Irina Sudakova playing in the Blitz, where
she won the prize for best female, to everybody's surprise
These two ladies both work at the St. Petersburg Chess Federation, both
graduated from the University of Economics and Finance, both are proud mothers
of beautiful daughters, whom we will also soon see on the tournament circuit.
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